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蜘蛛ですが、なにか? / Kumo desuga, nanika? manga #7
So I'm a Spider, So What? Manga, Vol. 7
Mom, I'm home! Let's have a nice family reuni-ack!!
Been lookin' for a chance to take out earth dragon Araba, but man, that dude's crazy strong! In the meantime, I'm keeping busy with other things. I got a surprise visit from my siblings-must be getting under Mom's skin, heh-heh. Then I'll fight round two with the bees and have a nice, relaxing nap at home-Wait, are those humans?! Time for a revenge match! But hold on, if I follow the humans, can I find the light at the end of the tunnel? Maybe I can finally get out of the labyrinth...!
Been lookin' for a chance to take out earth dragon Araba, but man, that dude's crazy strong! In the meantime, I'm keeping busy with other things. I got a surprise visit from my siblings-must be getting under Mom's skin, heh-heh. Then I'll fight round two with the bees and have a nice, relaxing nap at home-Wait, are those humans?! Time for a revenge match! But hold on, if I follow the humans, can I find the light at the end of the tunnel? Maybe I can finally get out of the labyrinth...!
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First published July 10, 2019
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October 6, 2021
This volume went downhill a bit compared to the others, and I'm not sure if there was a real decline in quality, or whether I'm getting a little tired of the story after reading four of the light novels, and seven of the manga volumes, in quick succession (by my standards).
The spider is cute, and her expressions are great. Kakashi does a great job bringing the appeal of this character out in comics form. (I continue to love the scenes where she's sleeping under her handmade blanket. Adorable!) On the downside, the action sequences are somewhat hard to follow, and the human characters are stiff and ugly-looking.
I'm not sure why Kakashi decided, after six volumes that all but ignored the human characters (to the manga series' benefit), to put in a long sequence that basically was a repeat of the previous few chapters from a different, and far less interesting, point of view of human characters Ronandt and Buirimus.
On Ronandt, the light novels' author Okina Baba really seems to like him. From what they say in the afterword in this volume, and in the afterword of one of the light novel volumes, he's a side character that took center stage on his own. From my experiences with NaNoWriMo, a side character taking over the story is an indication that the main story might be losing its luster and/or falling off the rails (or needs to be started over from scratch, in the worst case). And, well, I don't find Ronandt all that funny or interesting--I mean, he's more interesting than Shun, but that is damning with faint praise--so I'm a little worried about where the novels in particular are going to go in the long term if Ronandt becomes more of a central focus.
2.5 stars, rounded up though I'm not sure it deserves it.
The spider is cute, and her expressions are great. Kakashi does a great job bringing the appeal of this character out in comics form. (I continue to love the scenes where she's sleeping under her handmade blanket. Adorable!) On the downside, the action sequences are somewhat hard to follow, and the human characters are stiff and ugly-looking.
I'm not sure why Kakashi decided, after six volumes that all but ignored the human characters (to the manga series' benefit), to put in a long sequence that basically was a repeat of the previous few chapters from a different, and far less interesting, point of view of human characters Ronandt and Buirimus.
On Ronandt, the light novels' author Okina Baba really seems to like him. From what they say in the afterword in this volume, and in the afterword of one of the light novel volumes, he's a side character that took center stage on his own. From my experiences with NaNoWriMo, a side character taking over the story is an indication that the main story might be losing its luster and/or falling off the rails (or needs to be started over from scratch, in the worst case). And, well, I don't find Ronandt all that funny or interesting--I mean, he's more interesting than Shun, but that is damning with faint praise--so I'm a little worried about where the novels in particular are going to go in the long term if Ronandt becomes more of a central focus.
2.5 stars, rounded up though I'm not sure it deserves it.
March 18, 2022
When humans invade
With the site of Kumoko's nemesis the Earth Dragon, Araba making short work of a monstrous snake she can see his stats that much easier and he seems all the more unfairly overpowered so the match of the century will have to wait for now. However after Kumoko discovered in the last volume that the spider that spawned her has been trying to assert control over her so when she counter attacks with her minds she has a bit of a pest problem as "mom" sends those she does control off to show Kumoko the errors of her insubordination.
In the mean time through some exhaustive searching after Kumoko helped some other humans misunderstandings occur Kumoko discovers these humans appear to have burned her nest once again and are ready to attempt to kill her if need be. However although the battle is told from not only her side but that of the humans we are privy to the misfortunes of the fated few that survived Kumoko's surprise home invasion party.
With the site of Kumoko's nemesis the Earth Dragon, Araba making short work of a monstrous snake she can see his stats that much easier and he seems all the more unfairly overpowered so the match of the century will have to wait for now. However after Kumoko discovered in the last volume that the spider that spawned her has been trying to assert control over her so when she counter attacks with her minds she has a bit of a pest problem as "mom" sends those she does control off to show Kumoko the errors of her insubordination.
In the mean time through some exhaustive searching after Kumoko helped some other humans misunderstandings occur Kumoko discovers these humans appear to have burned her nest once again and are ready to attempt to kill her if need be. However although the battle is told from not only her side but that of the humans we are privy to the misfortunes of the fated few that survived Kumoko's surprise home invasion party.
January 29, 2024
Chronique complète :
https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2024/...
Extrait :
Ayant pris la suite de la série, je continue donc ma lecture, le but final, pour moi, étant d’être à jour, comme la publication de la série est assez lente. Dommage d’ailleurs que l’anime ne continue pas, ou ne soit pas repris avec un rythme similaire au manga. Dommage également, qu’il n’y ait toujours pas le light novel en France. En tout cas, l’aventure et la comédie continue, notre jeune araignée protagoniste, se rapproche de plus en plus de la sortie, mais tout ne s’annonce pas aussi facile que prévu.
Ce que j’apprécie avec cette série, c’est qu’il n’y a pas qu’un seul point de vu à certains moments. C’est ce qu’il se passe pour le passage où notre protagoniste rencontre de nouveau des humains. On commence évidemment avec son point de vue à elle, qui découvre sa tanière saccagée, à nouveau. Elle tente de prendre sur elle, mais les humains essaient de l’attaquer, elle finit donc par riposter et pratiquement tous les décimer. Du point de vu des humains, il est indiqué qu’ils ont surtout peur, et agissent par réflexe, tout ceci n’étant qu’un mauvais enchaînement de circonstances à leur égard. La planche nous montrant, du point de vue des humains, toutes les compétences de l’araignée est assez impressionnante. Elle a de quoi nous dérouter nous aussi, même si on suit l’araignée depuis ses débuts. Cette nouvelle intervention des humains, et surtout, leur point de vue, permet aussi de mieux comprendre la puissance de notre protagoniste.
Jusqu’alors, on l’a voyait avoir beaucoup de mal à se défaire de ses ennemis, risquant de perdre la vie presque à chaque combat. Mais face à des humains, il semblerait qu’elle soit d’une toute autre catégorie. Impossible pour un monstre normal d’avoir autant de compétences, ou même d’utiliser la magie comme elle le fait. Au final, c’est dommage pour les deux camps, avec un minimum de communication, ils auraient pu s’entendre et s’allier. De mémoire, ce passage est également présent dans l’anime, même si, encore une fois, il est traité rapidement. Le passage où elle doit se défendre face à d’autres araignées, lui, ne me disait rien par contre. Après, mon visionnage commence à remonter, donc il est possible que j’ai oublié certains passages. En tout cas, la sortie semble se rapprocher pour elle, mais de nouveaux problèmes vont se poser. Premièrement, sa mère ne semble pas vouloir la laisser en paix, elle n’arrêtera donc pas de s’en prendre à elle. Deuxièmement, elle est devenue tellement puissante et féroce, qu’elle fait fuir d’autres monstres en dehors du donjon (raison de la présence humaine). Elle aura donc du mal à se mélanger aux humains, ou même à passer inaperçue.
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https://sunread26.wordpress.com/2024/...
Extrait :
Ayant pris la suite de la série, je continue donc ma lecture, le but final, pour moi, étant d’être à jour, comme la publication de la série est assez lente. Dommage d’ailleurs que l’anime ne continue pas, ou ne soit pas repris avec un rythme similaire au manga. Dommage également, qu’il n’y ait toujours pas le light novel en France. En tout cas, l’aventure et la comédie continue, notre jeune araignée protagoniste, se rapproche de plus en plus de la sortie, mais tout ne s’annonce pas aussi facile que prévu.
Ce que j’apprécie avec cette série, c’est qu’il n’y a pas qu’un seul point de vu à certains moments. C’est ce qu’il se passe pour le passage où notre protagoniste rencontre de nouveau des humains. On commence évidemment avec son point de vue à elle, qui découvre sa tanière saccagée, à nouveau. Elle tente de prendre sur elle, mais les humains essaient de l’attaquer, elle finit donc par riposter et pratiquement tous les décimer. Du point de vu des humains, il est indiqué qu’ils ont surtout peur, et agissent par réflexe, tout ceci n’étant qu’un mauvais enchaînement de circonstances à leur égard. La planche nous montrant, du point de vue des humains, toutes les compétences de l’araignée est assez impressionnante. Elle a de quoi nous dérouter nous aussi, même si on suit l’araignée depuis ses débuts. Cette nouvelle intervention des humains, et surtout, leur point de vue, permet aussi de mieux comprendre la puissance de notre protagoniste.
Jusqu’alors, on l’a voyait avoir beaucoup de mal à se défaire de ses ennemis, risquant de perdre la vie presque à chaque combat. Mais face à des humains, il semblerait qu’elle soit d’une toute autre catégorie. Impossible pour un monstre normal d’avoir autant de compétences, ou même d’utiliser la magie comme elle le fait. Au final, c’est dommage pour les deux camps, avec un minimum de communication, ils auraient pu s’entendre et s’allier. De mémoire, ce passage est également présent dans l’anime, même si, encore une fois, il est traité rapidement. Le passage où elle doit se défendre face à d’autres araignées, lui, ne me disait rien par contre. Après, mon visionnage commence à remonter, donc il est possible que j’ai oublié certains passages. En tout cas, la sortie semble se rapprocher pour elle, mais de nouveaux problèmes vont se poser. Premièrement, sa mère ne semble pas vouloir la laisser en paix, elle n’arrêtera donc pas de s’en prendre à elle. Deuxièmement, elle est devenue tellement puissante et féroce, qu’elle fait fuir d’autres monstres en dehors du donjon (raison de la présence humaine). Elle aura donc du mal à se mélanger aux humains, ou même à passer inaperçue.
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March 26, 2020
For the most part, this series is well-drawn, which is why it is so often frustrating. Graphic storytelling should be a fusion of text elements and art to deliver a narrative. There is too much exposition in this series, however. Narrative boxes simply repeat the panel elements, so there’s far too much panel clutter. There’s an anime adaptation due out soon for this series, so I wonder if it will follow the manga’s single character narrative or the original light novel which features more character perspectives. This volume of the manga is the first to feature a larger parallel narrative. The return of humans to the spider’s nest makes for an entertaining conflict. But, that’s the only positive in this largely mediocre manga.
March 24, 2024
Brutal!
It's amazing how brutal our spider can be when you go from the perspective of anyone other than it. It's kind of neat to see too to some degree... They had a section where you got to see a recap of one of the big fights from the opponent's perspective, and I think the anime did a better job of making the spider look sinister. In the anime, whenever you see the spider from someone's perspective other than the spider it looks like this sinister monster but whenever it's from the perspective of the spider it's cutesy. I wonder if they're going to continue along the manga route where it's cutesy looking regardless. I guess we'll see.
It's amazing how brutal our spider can be when you go from the perspective of anyone other than it. It's kind of neat to see too to some degree... They had a section where you got to see a recap of one of the big fights from the opponent's perspective, and I think the anime did a better job of making the spider look sinister. In the anime, whenever you see the spider from someone's perspective other than the spider it looks like this sinister monster but whenever it's from the perspective of the spider it's cutesy. I wonder if they're going to continue along the manga route where it's cutesy looking regardless. I guess we'll see.
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March 28, 2020Set-up, but important nonetheless.
This volume is mostly preparation for other important plot points. I still rated it highly, though, because Kumoko is always great, and characteristically hilarious and murderous.
This volume is mostly preparation for other important plot points. I still rated it highly, though, because Kumoko is always great, and characteristically hilarious and murderous.
October 6, 2020
Good Read
I’m not really here to review. I’m just saying I’d recommend. That said, it’s not for everyone. The rest will now be gibberish because fuck the 20 word limit. La la la la la la la!
I’m not really here to review. I’m just saying I’d recommend. That said, it’s not for everyone. The rest will now be gibberish because fuck the 20 word limit. La la la la la la la!
May 19, 2024
I love the little blanket that she has spun for herself and I was devastated when her home was burned down again. I really liked the extra touch here of seeing the battle from the human POV as well. I wondered what they were saying.
July 20, 2024
The series continues with the protagonist griding her way through the monsters of the labyrinth and advancing her levels. Not great literature but entertaining enough.
In this volume she finally finds the exit of the labyrinth and gets to the surface world.
In this volume she finally finds the exit of the labyrinth and gets to the surface world.
December 8, 2021
Some great battles in this volume, including the spider's first major encounter with human magic wielders, whom we briefly follow to the outside world.
June 25, 2022
Our girl has a reputation now, but not a good one! This could be very bad...
January 27, 2024
Read all at once- see book 11's review for a brief accounting
April 14, 2024
Great as always, looking forward to more humans!
September 1, 2024
4.5* stars.
February 17, 2021
Level grinding and the return of the humans!
April 18, 2022
1) Deutsche Rezension
2) English Review
1) Deutsche Rezension
Natürlich würde Burimius nicht sterben, aber die Sichtweise dieser Menschen brachte einen nicht unerheblichen frischen Wind in die Geschichte. Das ständige Kämpfen unserer Protagonistin wurde wirklich langsam fad. Vor allem da sie jetzt sogar lieber einen Drachen tötet anstatt endlich aus diesem Labyrinth zu entkommen. Und auch wenn dieser Kampf zwischen ihr und den Menschen eine gute Abwechslung war und es immer zwei Sichtweisen auf einen Kampf gibt, so passen die Reaktionen von Ronandt und Burimius so garnicht zu den früheren Szenen aus der Sicht der Spinne.
Laut Ronandt ist es ganz und garnicht normal das jemand so viele aktivierte Skills hat wie unserer Protagonistin here. Und scheinbar muss sie eine gewisse Aura des Schreckens oder so was haben, da die Menschen hier sich alle so sehr fürchten nur wenn sie auf die Spinne schauen, die wirklich nicht groß ist. Zusätzlich, da so viele Monster wegen ihr aus dem Labyrinth geflohen sind, könnte man argumentieren, dass die Riesenspinnen und andere Monster in diesem Band sich nur gegen sie verteidigt haben. Sie scheint eine Schreckensherrschaft aufgebaut zu haben. Und es würde zu ihr passen. Denn sie hat hier massenhaft Leute massakriert die sich ganz klar nicht wie Spielfiguren oder Monster verhalten haben und denoch hat sie keinerlei Skrupel. Wie ruchlos sie bei den Monstern war (die längst keine Chance mehr gegen sie haben), war schon schlimm genug aber das hier ist definitiv schlimmer. Is das Teil des Taboo-Skills und Dunklen Mächten-Skills den sie hat?
2) English Review
Of course, Burimius wasn't going to die, but these people's perspectives brought a not inconsiderable breath of fresh air into history. Our protagonist's constant fighting was really getting boring. Especially since she now even prefers to kill a dragon instead of finally escaping this labyrinth. And even if this fight between her and the humans was a good change and there are always two perspectives on a fight, the reactions of Ronandt and Burimius don't fit at all with the earlier scenes from the spider's point of view.
According to Ronandt, it's not at all normal for someone to have as many activated skills as our protagonist here. And apparently she must have some aura of terror or something, because people here all get so scared just by looking at the spider, which really isn't that big. Additionally, since so many monsters fled the maze because of her, one could argue that the giant spiders and other monsters in this volume were only defending themselves against her. She seems to have established a reign of terror. And it would suit her. Because she massacred tons of people here who clearly didn't behave like characters or monsters, and yet she has no scruples. How ruthless she was with the monsters (who no longer stand a chance against her) was bad enough, but this is definitely worse. Is that part of the Taboo skill and Dark Forces skill she has?
2) English Review
1) Deutsche Rezension
Natürlich würde Burimius nicht sterben, aber die Sichtweise dieser Menschen brachte einen nicht unerheblichen frischen Wind in die Geschichte. Das ständige Kämpfen unserer Protagonistin wurde wirklich langsam fad. Vor allem da sie jetzt sogar lieber einen Drachen tötet anstatt endlich aus diesem Labyrinth zu entkommen. Und auch wenn dieser Kampf zwischen ihr und den Menschen eine gute Abwechslung war und es immer zwei Sichtweisen auf einen Kampf gibt, so passen die Reaktionen von Ronandt und Burimius so garnicht zu den früheren Szenen aus der Sicht der Spinne.
Laut Ronandt ist es ganz und garnicht normal das jemand so viele aktivierte Skills hat wie unserer Protagonistin here. Und scheinbar muss sie eine gewisse Aura des Schreckens oder so was haben, da die Menschen hier sich alle so sehr fürchten nur wenn sie auf die Spinne schauen, die wirklich nicht groß ist. Zusätzlich, da so viele Monster wegen ihr aus dem Labyrinth geflohen sind, könnte man argumentieren, dass die Riesenspinnen und andere Monster in diesem Band sich nur gegen sie verteidigt haben. Sie scheint eine Schreckensherrschaft aufgebaut zu haben. Und es würde zu ihr passen. Denn sie hat hier massenhaft Leute massakriert die sich ganz klar nicht wie Spielfiguren oder Monster verhalten haben und denoch hat sie keinerlei Skrupel. Wie ruchlos sie bei den Monstern war (die längst keine Chance mehr gegen sie haben), war schon schlimm genug aber das hier ist definitiv schlimmer. Is das Teil des Taboo-Skills und Dunklen Mächten-Skills den sie hat?
2) English Review
Of course, Burimius wasn't going to die, but these people's perspectives brought a not inconsiderable breath of fresh air into history. Our protagonist's constant fighting was really getting boring. Especially since she now even prefers to kill a dragon instead of finally escaping this labyrinth. And even if this fight between her and the humans was a good change and there are always two perspectives on a fight, the reactions of Ronandt and Burimius don't fit at all with the earlier scenes from the spider's point of view.
According to Ronandt, it's not at all normal for someone to have as many activated skills as our protagonist here. And apparently she must have some aura of terror or something, because people here all get so scared just by looking at the spider, which really isn't that big. Additionally, since so many monsters fled the maze because of her, one could argue that the giant spiders and other monsters in this volume were only defending themselves against her. She seems to have established a reign of terror. And it would suit her. Because she massacred tons of people here who clearly didn't behave like characters or monsters, and yet she has no scruples. How ruthless she was with the monsters (who no longer stand a chance against her) was bad enough, but this is definitely worse. Is that part of the Taboo skill and Dark Forces skill she has?
December 26, 2020
Second time reading. I still really like this. I was just going to skim this to remind me of what happened before reading more of the later series, but it looks like I'm sucked back in and will be reading the series again.
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